Weekly Overview - this document is to be used with the unit of work document
Week 1
Weather and Climate
Tuning in
Activities 1 through to 8.
Setting the scene for the unit and introducing skills and knowledge. The start of presenting to peers.
Week 2
Weather and Climate
Tuning in
Activities 9 through to 17
Consolidating learning , predicting and responding.
Week 3
Introduction to Climate Change
and
Week 4
Climate Change
Finding out (initial sorting out)
Activities 18 to 27
Using background knowledge on weather and climate to explore climate change.
Interactive sites. Complete research and delivery of interview as well as review.
Do online quizz and activities, student led choice of BOM lesson topics. Print out worksheets for journal.
Introduce the concept of the Rap so they may start to collect ideas.
Week 5
Natural Disasters
Finding out
Activities 28 to 35
Natural disasters
Tornado in a bottle – experiment.
Weather or disaster warning persuasive argument.
Week 6
Ecological footprint
Sorting out
Activities 36 to 43
Mathematics explicitly taught to provide the skills for the following activity.
Ecological footprint exploration and activity.
Free Rice quiz site – expand on this concept for location of countries and understanding of environmental and social issues.
Week 7
Energy production
Sorting out
Activities 44 to 52
Renewable and non-renewable energy.
Contrast lists for each.
Draw basic energy conversion diagram coal to electricity.
Make model solar objects. Record process.
Week 8
Energy use
Sorting out
Activities 53 to 57
Explore the school environmental or sustainability policy.
Discuss environmental issues and create collage.
Revisit ecological footprints.
Graph weather data collected over eight weeks – discuss and collect.
Week 9
Sustainability
Making connections
Activities 58 to 67
Overview of sustainability, review of weather and climate change.
Linking climate change and ecological footprint with the bigger picture.
Week 10
Sustainability
Action
Activities 68 to 78
Presenting a performance to peer s and review other performances.
Looking to the future and positive action.
Weather and Climate
Activities 1 through to 8.
Setting the scene for the unit and introducing skills and knowledge. The start of presenting to peers.
Weather and Climate
Activities 9 through to 17
Consolidating learning , predicting and responding.
Introduction to Climate Change
and
Week 4
Climate Change
Activities 18 to 27
Using background knowledge on weather and climate to explore climate change.
Interactive sites. Complete research and delivery of interview as well as review.
Do online quizz and activities, student led choice of BOM lesson topics. Print out worksheets for journal.
Introduce the concept of the Rap so they may start to collect ideas.
Natural Disasters
Activities 28 to 35
Natural disasters
Tornado in a bottle – experiment.
Weather or disaster warning persuasive argument.
Ecological footprint
Activities 36 to 43
Mathematics explicitly taught to provide the skills for the following activity.
Ecological footprint exploration and activity.
Free Rice quiz site – expand on this concept for location of countries and understanding of environmental and social issues.
Energy production
Activities 44 to 52
Renewable and non-renewable energy.
Contrast lists for each.
Draw basic energy conversion diagram coal to electricity.
Make model solar objects. Record process.
Energy use
Activities 53 to 57
Explore the school environmental or sustainability policy.
Discuss environmental issues and create collage.
Revisit ecological footprints.
Graph weather data collected over eight weeks – discuss and collect.
Sustainability
Activities 58 to 67
Overview of sustainability, review of weather and climate change.
Linking climate change and ecological footprint with the bigger picture.
Sustainability
Activities 68 to 78
Presenting a performance to peer s and review other performances.
Looking to the future and positive action.